§ 68. Disposal of records. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any
general, special or local law, the Utica transit authority or officer or
employee thereof is hereby empowered to destroy, sell or otherwise
dispose of any book, paper, map photograph, microphotograph or other
record regardless of its physical form or characteristic, which has been
made, acquired, or received or is now in its custody and which the Utica
transit authority determines no longer has sufficient administrative,
legal, fiscal, research or historical value to warrant its continued
retention and preservation, provided the Utica transit authority
authorizes such destruction, sale or other disposition.

2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the following
records of the Utica transit authority unless copies for retention are
reproduced as provided in section sixty-nine of this article:

(a) The official copy of the minutes of the Utica transit authority
including appendices and attachments thereto.

(b) The official copy of any annual report of the Utica transit
authority to the commissioner.

(c) Records which have not been retained for such period of time as
may be required:

(1) by the federal government or any of its agencies;

(2) by rules and regulations of the state comptroller;

(3) by rules and regulations of the commissioner.